Wood-scraper.



PATENTED MAR. 17, 190:3.

' L; F. DEFFAUL'X.

W001) SGRAPER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 30, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

,INVENITOR:

WITNESSES.-

ATTORNEY.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, LOUIS F. DEFFAULX, a citizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented new andruseful' Improvements in WVood-Scrapers; and I do i declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, reference beinghad tothe accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon,

which form a part of this specification.

My inveution relates to tools for scraping the surfaces of wooden floors, siding, furniture, and the like; and it has reference more particularlyto scrapers that are designed to p be held when in use in the hands of the operator. l

The object of the inventionis to provide an improved scraper'of the character above referred to that may be cheaply constructed, capable of. doing superior work, and be durable and economical in use. i y The invention consists in the application to a a scraper and the stock thereof of an elastic bearing for the scraper; and it consists also a in the novel, parts and in the combination of parts, ashereinafter particularlydescribed,

and pointed out in the claims. y Referring to the drawings, in which similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts, Figure l represents a front elevation 1 view of a hand-scraper constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a view of the bottom thereof; Fig. 3, a fragmentary view of thebottom, enlargednso as to more clearly show the scraper-bearingpFig. 4, a central planeof the scraper, and Fig. a perspective view'ofthe elastic scraper-bearing. yyIn constructingithe scraper I provide a suitablefstock A, the bottom of which is a plane and thefront of'whieh is slightly oblique to i the bottom. 1 The stockfor the hand-scrapers is provided with a pair of curved handles a a at the sides thereof; The elastic scraperbearingB, preferablyjformed of rubber, has

in ends I) b, and -a-relatively thick central rtion d, the rear face of the bearing being UNITED STAT S 3 @vertical sectional view transversely of the PATENT @FFICE.

LQUIS F. DEEFAULX, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

p WOOD-SCRAPER.

\ SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0.729 143, dated March 17, 1903.

Application filed July so, 1902.

Serial No. 117,615. (No model-l tally across the lower portion of the face, the

lower part of the gage having a plane face situated in the same plane as that of the lower face of the stock. The heels E E of the feet are suitably curved and extend over the ends of the bearing B.

The scraper E is formed as a thin plate of steel and has a suitably dressed and sharpened scraping edge f. It is placed with its rear side against the curved front face of the bearing B, and the heels E E areplaced against the front side of the scraper. By means of the screws 6 e the scraper plate or blade is forced against its bearing B and sprung so as to assume the same curvature as that of the face of the bearing.

The-screws secure the scraper in the position in which it may be adjusted. It will thus be seen that the scraperblade is seated against a slightly-elastic bearing, whereby improved results are attained, the blade having a more intimate contact 'with its seat than would be possible if the seat were upon the wood with the blade at the front of the stock, in the usual manner. p

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is--- 1. A wood-scraper provided with an elastic blade seat or bearing having a crowning or arched face, and a scraping-blade secured against the crowning or arched face of the elastic seat.

i 2. A wood-scraper provided withan :insertible blade seat or bearing having a crowning.

or arched face, and a scraping-blade having a curved scraping edge and secured against thecrowning or arched face of the insertible seat.

3. A wood-scraper comprising a stock,'a'n i elastic bearing having a curved. front face a scraping-blade secured against the elastic and seated against the stock, a scraping-blade seat. 10 seated against the front face of the bearing, In testimony whereof I affix my signature and a clamping-gage secured to the stock and in presence of two witnesses. engaging the blade. LOUIS F. DEFFAULX.

4. A wood-scraper provided with an inserti- Witnesses: ble elastic blade seat or bearing having thin WM. H. PAYNE, ends and relatively thick central portion, and E. T. SILVIUS. 

